A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin?
A) A 25-year-old male with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
B) A 32-year-old female with cardiomegaly
C) A 79-year-old male with cardiomegaly
D) A 42-year-old female with a third heart sound
A
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The nurse realizes that the overall goal of client education is:
1. To ensure clients' safe transition from one level of care to another 2. To have clients take care of themselves 3. Keep clients from making medication administration errors 4. To keep clients from developing wound infections
A woman who is breastfeeding is prescribed amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (Augmentin) 250 mg every 8 hours to treat a bacterial infection. What should you teach her?
a. "This drug does not pass into breast milk so continue to breastfeed while you are taking this drug." b. "This drug passes into breast milk but has no side effects so it is safe to continue breastfeeding." c. "This drug passes into breast milk and may cause your child to develop an allergy to this drug." d. "This drug does not pass into breast milk but you might want to avoid breastfeeding while taking it."
Which of the following is an example of a medication administered enterally?
A) Medication instilled into the eye B) Medication instilled through a jejunostomy tube C) Medication given via respiratory tract D) Medication absorbed through the skin
A nurse is making a home visit to a patient just discharged from the hospital. The patient states, "I've just started taking clonidine (Catapres), but it's making me so drowsy."
Select the nurse's most appropriate response to the patient regarding this concern. a. "Discontinue the medication, and contact your prescriber." b. "Are you taking this medication for pain or high blood pressure?" c. "Drowsiness is very common early in therapy, but the effects will lessen with time." d. "Are you having any blurred vision?"